HRC46: International’s Women Day 2021 – Joint NGO statement
On 8 March, Joy Onyesoh, WILPF President, delivered a joint NGO statement during the HRC’s Observance of International Women’s Day, on behalf of: the Center for Reproductive Rights; Commission for […]
HRC44: Statement on COVID-19 and Women’s Rights
Statement to UN Human Rights Council 44th session (30 June-17 July 2020) Item 3: Annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women – COVID-19 and women’s rights A feminist […]
HRC43: Statement on Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
WILPF joined this statement with Franciscans International and the Dominicans for Justice and Peace at the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC43), during the enhanced interactive dialogue on the […]
Submission to the CEDAW Committee on its first version of the draft General recommendation on Trafficking in Women and Girls in the Context of Global Migration
Submitted in original language: English Following on from its 2019 submission, the CEDAW Committee’s half-day of general discussion on trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration […]
Submission to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights’ Project on Business, Human Rights and Conflict-Affected Contexts
Submitted on 10 April 2020 Submitted in original language: English This report was submitted by WILPF International to the Working Group on Business and Human Rights for its project aimed to […]
HRC43: Statement on Beijing+25
UN Human Rights Council 43rd session (24 February – 20 March 2020) Statement to High-level panel discussion commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted […]
Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Review of Ukraine
Reviewed 20-21 February 2020 67th Session, 17 February – 6 March 2020 Submitted in original language: English This joint report focusses on the impact of austerity measures and conflict on […]
Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with Respect to Human Rights – Joint Closing Statement
Closing Statement Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with Respect to Human Rights Fifth session (14-18 October 2019) Delivered by Franciscans International, Sandra Epal-Ratjen Mr […]
Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with Respect to Human Rights – Article 5 Prevention
Statement Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with Respect to Human Rights Fifth session (14-18 October 2019) Article 5 Prevention This statement is made on […]
Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of the United States of America
WILPF USA submitted this report ahead of the Universal Periodic Review of the USA. The review was originally scheduled for May 2020 but was postponed to 2–13 November 2020 due […]